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Réalisé par | |||
| Olivier Dahan | |||
Scénaristes(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Olivier Dahan | writer | |
| Isabelle Sobelman | writer | |
Produit par | |||
| Timothy Burrill | .... | co-producer | |
| Axel Decis | .... | assistant producer | |
| Alain Goldman | .... | producer | |
| Marc Jenny | .... | co-producer | |
| Oldrich Mach | .... | co-producer | |
| Catherine Morisse | .... | associate producer | |
| Marc Vadé | .... | line producer | |
Musique originale | |||
| Christopher Gunning | |||
Image | |||
| Tetsuo Nagata | |||
Montage | |||
| Richard Marizy | |||
Distribution des rôles | |||
| Olivier Carbone | |||
Création des décors | |||
| Olivier Raoux | |||
Direction artistique | |||
| Beata Brendtnerovà | |||
| Mick Lanaro | |||
| Laure Lepelley | |||
| Stanislas Reydellet | |||
Décorateur de plateau | |||
| Stéphane Cressend | |||
| Petra Kobedova | |||
| Cecile Vatelot | |||
| Christine Gilbert | (uncredited) | ||
Création des costumes | |||
| Marit Allen | |||
Maquillage | |||
| Jan Archibald | .... | key hair stylist | |
| Linda Dvorakova | .... | hair stylist | |
| Barbara Kichi | .... | hair stylist | |
| Barbara Kichiova | .... | hair stylist | |
| Didier Lavergne | .... | key makeup artist | |
| Ruzena Novotna | .... | hair stylist | |
| Gabriela Polakova | .... | makeup artist | |
| Loulia Sheppard | .... | hair stylist | |
| Matthew Smith | .... | prosthetic makeup artist | |
| Hovette Stephanie | .... | wig maker | |
| Ivo Strangmüller | .... | hair stylist | |
| David White | .... | prosthetic makeup designer | |
Directeur de production | |||
| Abraham Goldblat | .... | post-production manager | |
| Michal Prikryl | .... | production manager | |
Assistant réalisateur | |||
| Seb Caudron | .... | second unit director | |
| Vojta Hlavicka | .... | second assistant director | |
| Mathias Honoré | .... | first assistant director | |
| Oldrich Mach | .... | first assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Mario N. Bonassin | .... | art assistant | |
| Emmanuel Delis | .... | property master | |
| Karim Djerbi | .... | art department coordinator | |
| Antoine Dore | .... | props | |
| Bradd Fillmann | .... | art assistant | |
| Rouches Frank | .... | prop buyer | |
| Antoine Galinié | .... | props | |
| Natasha Giraldo | .... | art coordinator | |
| Sonia Gloaguen | .... | set decoration assistant | |
| Benoit Godde | .... | concept illustrator | |
| Virginie Hernvann | .... | assistant art director | |
| Alexis Imbert | .... | props | |
| Radan Kapinos | .... | stand-by props | |
| Gabriela Rezacova | .... | props | |
Technicien du son | |||
| Guadalupe Cassius | .... | assistant sound editor | |
| Boris Chapelle | .... | assistant dialogue editor | |
| Mathieu Descamps | .... | trainee sound | |
| Marc Doisne | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Robert Dufek | .... | location sound: second unit | |
| Jean-Baptiste Faure | .... | boom operator | |
| Jean-Paul Hurier | .... | sound mixer | |
| Nikolas Javelle | .... | sound editor | |
| Edouard Murcier | .... | adr supervisor | |
| Gael Nicolas | .... | sound editor | |
| Sandy Notarianni | .... | assistant sound editor | |
| Florian Penot | .... | assistant foley artist | |
| Philippe Penot | .... | foley artist | |
| Pierre Picq | .... | boom operator | |
| Gréggory Poncelet | .... | sound recordist (as Grégory Poncelet) | |
| Caroline Reynaud | .... | foley editor | |
| Pascal Villard | .... | supervising sound editor | |
| Christophe Vingtrinier | .... | post-synchronization | |
| Laurent Zeilig | .... | sound | |
Effets spéciaux | |||
| Jan Holub | .... | special effects crew | |
| Miroslav Miclik | .... | special effects technician | |
| Pavel Policar | .... | special effects technician | |
Visual Effects | |||
| Lucy Ainsworth-Taylor | .... | visual effects | |
| Serge Anthony | .... | color grader | |
| Richard Bain | .... | digital compositor: BainVFX | |
| Jim Bowers | .... | digital matte painter | |
| Stephanie Broussaud | .... | Lustre assistant | |
| Izet Buco | .... | compositor | |
| Stuart Bullen | .... | digital compositor | |
| Earle Stuart Callender | .... | visual effects producer: Rainmaker UK | |
| Seb Caudron | .... | visual effects supervisor | |
| Jimmy Cavé | .... | computer graphic artist | |
| Hal Couzens | .... | visual effects supervisor | |
| Mark Curtis | .... | compositor: MPC | |
| Nicolas Daniel | .... | Lustre assistant | |
| Nick Drew | .... | visual effects production manager: CIS London | |
| François Dupuy | .... | digital intermediate technical director | |
| Michael Elson | .... | executive producer: MPC | |
| Adam Gascoyne | .... | visual effects supervisor: Rainmaker UK | |
| Uel Hormann | .... | visual effects supervisor | |
| Simon Hughes | .... | digital compositor: Rainmaker UK | |
| Élodie Ichter | .... | Lustre assistant | |
| Abdel Ali Kassou | .... | technical manager | |
| Aurelie Lajoux | .... | senior compositor | |
| Laurent Larapidie | .... | lead cgi artist | |
| Tim Mendler | .... | movematcher | |
| Roma O'Connor | .... | executive producer: visual effects | |
| Carine Poussou | .... | visual effects coordinator | |
| Aled Robinson | .... | visual effects editor: MPC | |
| John Van Hoey Smith | .... | digital compositor | |
| Hugh Welchman | .... | visual effects supervisor | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Christian Abomnes | .... | focus puller | |
| Bruno Calvo | .... | still photographer | |
| Mathieu Caudroy | .... | Steadicam operator | |
| Patrick Contesse | .... | head gaffer | |
| Roberto De Angelis | .... | Steadicam operator | |
| Roberto De Angelis | .... | camera operator: "a" camera | |
| Ingo Gardner | .... | balloon light technician | |
| Manuel Gaspar | .... | electrician | |
| Gaston Grandin | .... | key grip | |
| Roman Hodek | .... | key grip | |
| Alex Ivanco | .... | electrician | |
| Vladimir Muller | .... | Steadicam operator | |
| Olivier Nedelcu | .... | electrician | |
| Zdenek Pozar | .... | electrician | |
| Sylvain Rodriguez | .... | additional video assist | |
| Martin Schmarc | .... | video assist operator | |
| Jaromir Simek | .... | gaffer: Czech Republic | |
| Petr Svoboda | .... | electrician | |
Casting Department | |||
| Marie-Laure De Saint Venant | .... | casting assistant | |
| Jirí Hrstka | .... | extras casting | |
| Alex Johnson | .... | casting: UK | |
| Zusana Kobedova | .... | casting assistant | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Céline Collobert | .... | dresser: Paris/Los Angeles | |
| David Crossman | .... | costume supervisor | |
| Alice Kheilova | .... | costumer | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Elisa Aboulker | .... | assistant editor | |
| Serge Anthony | .... | color timer | |
| Yves Beloniak | .... | additional editor | |
| Sophie Delecourt | .... | additional editor | |
| Natacha Louis | .... | digital color grader | |
| Tuong Vi Nguyen-Long | .... | assistant editor | |
| Fabien Pascal | .... | colorist | |
| Virginie Seguin | .... | first assistant editor | |
Music Department | |||
| Guy Barker | .... | musician: trumpet solo | |
| Becky Bentham | .... | music supervisor | |
| Becky Bentham | .... | score coordinator | |
| Katia Boutin | .... | music editor | |
| Marcia Crayford | .... | musician: first violin | |
| Edouard Dubois | .... | musical director | |
| Isobel Griffiths | .... | orchestra contractor | |
| Dave Hartley | .... | musician: piano | |
| Igor Outkine | .... | musician | |
| Édith Piaf | .... | singing voice | |
| Guillaume Roussel | .... | assistant orchestrator | |
Divers | |||
| Olivier Billard | .... | assistant location manager | |
| Élizabeth Boorn | .... | production assistant | |
| Diane Brasseur | .... | assistant script supervisor | |
| Tomas Cisar | .... | interpreter | |
| Thierry Cretagne | .... | location manager | |
| Jon Duncan | .... | production accountant: UK | |
| Jacqueline Edwards | .... | production coordinator | |
| Jacqueline Edwards | .... | production coordinator: uk | |
| Zdenek Fiala | .... | location manager | |
| Zdenek Flídr | .... | location manager | |
| Abraham Goldblat | .... | post-production manager | |
| Aurore Jactat | .... | legal advisor | |
| Jirí Kasan | .... | production assistant | |
| Tommy Kerne | .... | assistant location manager | |
| Virginie Le Pionnier | .... | script supervisor | |
| Lenka Likarova | .... | assistant location manager | |
| Denisa Murinova | .... | production accountant | |
| George Nicholis | .... | film publicist | |
| Gregoire Ohnet | .... | assistant location manager | |
| Marc Paris | .... | production accountant | |
| Nicolas Ploux | .... | assistant location manager | |
| Mirka Valova | .... | production coordinator | |
| Daniel Villagomez | .... | credits administrator (uncredited) | |
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It is difficult to overstate the necessary calibre of a woman who was raised in a filthy whorehouse, sung and slept on the street, travelled with the circus, lost her child at 20, went blind for a time, was wrongly accused of murder, struggled with a drug addiction and lost other loved ones by the bucketload in her life, and still got up on stage at the end of her life to sing "Je ne regrette rien". La Môme documents each stage of Edith Piaf's life with creative direction and an intense performance by its lead actress, Martion Cotillard.
Ultimately it is a film that curiously enough does not come down to acting or story so much as it owes everything to its direction by Olivier Dahan. Audiences have been divided thus far on his efforts as they are somewhat unorthodox, but I believe he has truly done something magical with what could have fallen prey to a by-the-numbers biopic approach. In La Môme, the continuity is clipped and fragmentary at several points in the film, with scene 2 melting into scene 1 as opposed to vice versa. The story of Edith seems to fledge itself around two or three story lines simultaneously her youth, her adulthood and her last days.
Marion Cotillard, a personal favourite of mine, is perfect at each of the aforementioned stages, having met the wonders of realistic make-up but also clearly having connected with the character of Edith Piaf. As a young singer she is fumbling and bird-like, but always with raw intensity behind her performance. As an old lady (although from what I understand she was never truly that old at the time of her death) she has transformed into something else a kind of loud, hysterical diva who is alternatively self-depreciative and overbearing, her youthful humility having been quenched by years of alcohol abuse and her bird-like body and gait having been crippled by rheumatism. Only once does Cotillard vaguely emerge from her character, and it is toward the end when Edith is sitting on a beach in California giving an interview. The rest of the film she is wholly chameleon-like and indistinguishable from la môme.
Certainly this type of tragicomic drama with all of its poverty-stricken episodes and heart-rending tragedies is primed to elicit an emotional response, but Dahan goes the extra mile in polishing the story for audiences. It truly is a beautiful work of art, coated with sweeping tracking shots á la Paul Thomas Anderson or Martin Scorsese blended with shakycam to capture the fast, fickle pace of the business, endlessly creative intercutting of continuity and breathtaking scenes after another. When Piaf's beautiful hands have been noted, a muted performance is given in which the camera only focuses on her theatrics and hand gestures. Yet the best scene takes place in Piaf's apartment some 2/3s into the film in which she is waiting for her lover Marcel to fly in from Morocco. I shall give no spoilers. The film is momentarily gray and depressing, only to jerk the audience away from the misery and lose itself in a blossom-strewn pictorial style whenever Piaf goes on stage.
La Môme is a one-woman-show in all respects, with Cotillard shamelessly relegating every other cast member to the background with her emotional intensity. But in all fairness supporting characters are not given much screen time in the film, seemingly floating away from the central story eventually, or dying in some tragedy, illustrating the lonely life of its titular singer. La Môme needs to be seen to be believed, for it unexpectedly floors all other musical biopics of recent years or indeed ever.
9 out of 10